Its a funny thing when ever our ears go red and then some one or other will say some ones talking about you,
when some one sneezes, comes the saying once a kiss twice a wish and so on ,
if some one trips up then comes that person must have two left feet.
Q; what do you remember of these sayings and waht else do you recall,
I have always been confused by the saying " She's no better than she ought to be " what the heck does that mean "
always say 'Good morning, Mr. Magpie' when you see one - come to think of it, I haven't seen a magpie anywhere close in years
Mike
Quote from: Wandering Walter on January 14, 2022, 09:26:48 AM
I have always been confused by the saying " She's no better than she ought to be " what the heck does that mean "
Always thought it an illogical contradiction in terms
Mike
:smiley: Yes
Quote from: Michael Rolls on January 14, 2022, 09:27:03 AM
always say 'Good morning, Mr. Magpie' when you see one - come to think of it, I haven't seen a magpie anywhere close in years
Mike
Magpies are in and out of my garden everyday this morning I counted 9 of them perched in next doors Oak tree , they were scattered by a big Crow and yes I do say good morning to them
NINE?
Heavens above - I'm sure I have never seen more that two together, and that very rarely
Mike
My uncle used to say 'if a crow's on its own, it's a raven'.
Quote from: Michael Rolls on January 14, 2022, 12:59:39 PM
NINE?
Heavens above - I'm sure I have never seen more that two together, and that very rarely
Mike
I hope its a sign of good luck for the lottery tonight :smiley:
I get confused with the 'Black cat crossing your path is lucky'..
Yet others will say 'Black cat is unlucky '..
My mum would tell us kids when we told fibs..
' You need a good memory to be a good liar'..
A Northern one " Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs " [2040]
Quote from: Wandering Walter on January 15, 2022, 03:15:56 PM
A Northern one " Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs " [2040]
Mentioned that in PF a while back - favourite saying of my paternal grandfather who, as far as I am aware, never ventured north of Bermondsey in his life
Mike
"Cheap at half the price!" - well - yeah?
One of my favourites
Mike
"Well I'll go to t'foot of our stairs!"
Another favourite of granddad - 'if you don't behave, I'll cut a hole in the back of your neck and the wind will blow your tongue about'. Where that came from, I have absolutely no idea!
Mike
Somebody posted one here a while back which I remember as "Blacker than the gas-man's(?) coat." but I'm sure I'm mis-remembering it..
A similar one I've not heard for a while 'Blacker than the Earl of Hell's weskit' (waistcoat, but that was how it was pronounced)
Mike
Cowder than a hoower's (whore's) kiss
"As rough as a Badgers Bum ", who discovered that and how :rolleyes:
Same idea but the one I recall is a bear's arse.
Which reminds me of a joke. Which I've decided not to post after all. Especially on a Sunday lunchtime.
How long will you be ?.......how long is a piece of string